New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-04-20
MINNESOTA NEWS.
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.

BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION.
ito Help Along the Enforcement of the Inter.
State Law.
! meeting in response to a call of bust.
ness men of Minnesota was held recently
at Faribault, Rice county.
The meeting was called to order by J. r.
| Parshall, president OF the Faribault board
OF trade. Mayor Elect ] ohm L. Townley
delivered an address OF welcome, and was
followed by Hon. A. D. Reyes, of Fari
baut, who set forth very strongly the rail
road discri limitations and other abuses,
! and the Importance OF sustaining the inter
state railroad law. Some twenty of the
principal town in Southern Minnesota
were represented bydelegates.
J.. NJ. Burlingame, from the committee
on organizations presented a report as fol
lows:
First-This organization shall be known
| as the Business Mems Association Of the
State OF Minnesota. The object OF this
association shall be to secure equal and
just rates transportation ofpersons and
property, in accordance with state and ma.
tional legislation.
Second-This association shall consist
OF one member from each board Of trade,
each business men g association and ca oh
farmer organization in the state, who shall
be elected for term OF one year and I'M
til their successors are elected; provided
that 40 incorporated municipal OrganiZa.
ton and no township shall be entitled to
more than one member, and provided fur
Their that the delegates from each organi-
zation here represented shall select one
member to represent such organization un-
fI1no oil IL, cl,o I.
ed to assemble On the first Tuesday Of
June next
Third-The officers of this association
shall be q president, first and second vice
presidents, q secretary, a treasurer, and
an executive committee Of seven members
to be elected by this convention and an
nually thereafter by the regula; annual
meeting OF the association, whose duty it
shall be to represent this association in all
matters pertaining to the objects of this
association. The executive committee is
empowered to fill allvacancies occurring in
the offices OF this asso ciation, to serve
until the next succeeding annual meeting
Fourth-The annual meetings OF this as.
ISOLATION shall be held on the first Tuesday
in June in each year at such place as may
be designated by the executive committee
OF which due notice shall be given. Special
meetings shall be called by the president
OF the m embers OF the association
Fifth-The president, vice presidents and
secretary shall be ex-oficio members OF the
executive committee and officers thereof.
Sixth-The fee for membership in this as
ISOLATION shall be SIS. Additional sums
shall be provided for by equitable assess
ments made under the direction of the
executive committee.
Mankato was chesen as the place Of the
next convention on June 9TH.
The committee on nomination OF officers
made the following report which was ad opt
ed:
E. E. Pope, president; N. P. Calhoun,
first vice president; j ohm F. Norrish, sec
ond vice presidents: j. NJ. Burlingame, third
vice president; Z. Bailey, treasurer; w. P.
Sargent, Albert Lea; j r. Parshall, Fari-
bault; j. II. Miller Wabasha; R. o. Hail.
Austin. G. P. Carpenter, Farmington; 0.
Red Wing executive committee
After a long discussion it was resol we'd
to appoint one member from each organ
ization represented, to be q member OF the
organizat ton until regular delegates are
elected to attend the annual meeting in
June. The following were elected:
R. c. Libby, Hastings; R. NJ. Todd, AL
bert Lea; James M. Pugh, Waseca;
j. R. Rust, Zumbrota; c. P. Car
p0AooAs NJ SCudeuer, OWG-
tonna; T: B. Seager, Cannon Falls; L..
A. Moore, Mankato G. T. Rand, Wabasha;
A. r. Hazard, Rushford; j. N. Powers,
Morristown; j. T. Ames, Northfield; D. E.
Potter, Watervilie; E. II. Loyhed, Fari-
bault; F. Merlin, Jordan; C. e. Edwards,
Spring Valley; Oscar Ayers, Austin.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, Intermediate cities and places
have heretofore suffered in their material
interests by the grossly unjust dis
ordinations OF railway companies
in the carriage of freights, in
favor OF terminal points and against such
intermediate points, to the Generalization,
and in many cases total destruction OF
many Of the business enterprises and in
dustries OF such intermediate places; and
whereas the charge OF a greater sum for a
short than for a long haul, tending as it
does to build up and favor certain rmin-
al points, and impoverlsh all others, con-
stitutes in our judgment, discrimination
in it's most glaring and vicious form; and
whereas the Interstate commerce law
was enacted to secure just and rea-
sonable rates OF transportation of
persons and property to all sections OF our
common country in the interest of general
prosperity, rather than the abnormal
growth OF favored terminal railroad CEN
tiers; and whereas, in our Judgment the i'm
partial enforcement OF that law will tend to
advance the commercial and material in
terests OF the whole state and country;
and whereas there is a reasonable cause to
believe that certain heretofore favored
railroad centers, particularly terminal
points as we'll as the railroads themselves,
are now contemplating measures to render
Intellectual said law, and to evade and sus-
pend such OF its provisions as are not in
their SDecial interest
Resolved, That while we recognize the
railroads as prominent factors in the de-
velopment OF the state aid would do moth
ing to impair their usefulness or render
their actual inves tments Improbable, yet,
that we do insi list that their management
should be SO regulated as to secure just
and reasonable rates for the transported
tson OF persons and property to all citizens
and to all portions OF the state.
Resolved, That all sections OF this
state, outside OF two or three fa-
vored terminal railroad points, have
common interest in these matters,
and should make an earnest and unit